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. 2008 Jun;3(2):118-28.
doi: 10.1007/s11552-007-9072-0. Epub 2007 Sep 11.

Streamlined classification of psychopathological hand disorders: A literature review

Mary P Eldridge  1 , Brad K Grunert, Hani S Matloub
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Streamlined classification of psychopathological hand disorders: A literature review

Mary P Eldridge et al. Hand (N Y). 2008 Jun.

Abstract

In the surgical hand clinic, psychopathological hand disorders can be sorted into one of the following four categories: (1) factitious wound creation and manipulation; (2) factitious edema; (3) psychopathological dystonias, and (4) psychopathological sensory abnormalities and psychopathological Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. This article introduces these four categories. Pertinent literature that includes descriptions of each category's syndromes and diseases, demographic and psychological profiles, differential diagnoses, and appropriate treatment recommendations is reviewed.

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